Chapter 1

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All she ever was, was a ray of sunshine. Her smile could light up a room and, her laugh made you want to laugh too. She was a good daughter, Christian, girlfriend, sister, person...yet, as fate would have it, her path led to a dead end, leaving Megan Debruijn a dead girl. Clouds blocked out her beam of light and casted a dark shadow over Gatlin.

A whole town covered in black, crowded into the small church murmuring their condolences to Megan's loved ones. A whole town invading a 17 year olds last party, whispering rumors and spreading lies. A whole town fearful of what happened to Megan, of what went down when she passed and of what it meant for them. Each person would walk through the door, shed a tear or two, then head down to Megan's casket and gaze at it for a while. No gazes rested longer on Megan's casket than her best friends Calum and Isabelle. The three had been inseparable, the trio of power at Gatlin High. The jock, the cheerleader, and the beauty queen. Fearless and flawless. Scarred and afraid.

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